Real Estate Market Watch – November 2019

Active Listings/Current Inventory
As of the end of November, there were a total of 1,722 homes on the market, a decrease of 5% from the previous month’s end inventory of 1,805.  This represents a 5-month’s supply of inventory, with a current absorption rate of 341 homes sold per month thus far in 2019.

Closed Sales
For the first eleven months of 2019, sales of single-family homes in Sussex County are up by 7% over last year, with 3,751 homes sold compared to 3,511 for the first eleven months of 2018.  The areas with the largest increase were the Dagsboro/Millsboro Area, up 30% and the Milton/Harbeson/Broadkill Area, up 23%.  The areas with the largest decrease are the Georgetown Area, down 20% and the Angola/Long Neck/Millsboro Area, down 3% from last year to date.

Home Prices
The average sales price of single-family homes in Sussex County are up compared to the first 11-month period of last year, $413,563 compared to $395,124, a 5% increase.  The median sales price is up by 2% compared to the first 11-months of 2018, $305,000 compared to $299,990.

Pending Sales
Pending sales for the first eleven months of 2019 were up by 9% over last year, with 3,712 homes going under contract through November of 2019, compared to 3,396 in 2018.

Days on Market
The average days on market for homes to go under contract has decreased by 12% for homes sold through November of this year compared to last.  In 2019, the current average days on market is 101 days, compared to 115 days through November of 2018.